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    “All though the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it” - Helen Keller. Although Helen Keller was deaf and blind, that didn’t stop her from doing what she was meant to do. She bans the fact that she ever went deaf and blind, and with her resilience she keeps on going with her life, and makes history. Helen Adams Keller is not only very inspiring and brave, she was also amazingly successful and changed the world. If you want to hear more about the amazing life of

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    Helen Keller Do you think you could live being blind and deaf? Well, Helen Keller managed to live her very interesting life with those two problems. At the age of 2, she had a brain fever, and it caused her to go blind, deaf, and mute. She changed an impact on everyone who had disorders like her and let them know that they had a chance at the things that were difficult for them. Helen’s life as a child was confusing and even more difficult for her because she was just learning how to live with her

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    Helen Keller was an inspiration to many people. Her full name is Helen Adams Keller, and she was born on June 27, 1880. Helen’s hometown was in Tuscumbia Alabama. Tuscumbia has a very historic downtown. Unfortunately a very tragic and devastating event happened to Helen in 1882. This event had become known as scarlet fever. Scarlet fever is an infection that is caused by bacteria called streptococcus. As result of this Scarlet Fever she had become very ill, and she was not able to see, hear, or speak

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    Blind, deaf, and mute. Have you ever met someone like that? Chances are you haven’t but have you heard of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. Well, I am going to talk about the play “The Miracle Worker” written by William Gibson in 1956 and the movie “The Miracle Worker” directed by Arthur Penn, released in 1962. Both of them are about Annie Sullivan and how she unlocked the world to Helen Keller. There are many similarities and differences between the play and the movie. In both the movie and the play

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    Born on June 27th 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, with full hearing and sight. In February of 1882, she became ill, and lost her vision and hearing. Helen became a troublesome child with extreme tantrums, they were led Alexander Graham Bell who suggested that the family write to Michael Anagnos, director of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind, and request that he try to find a teacher for Helen.Anagnos recommended a former pupil of the institution, Anne Sullivan. In 1894

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    Many people have one mutual question, what is a hero? A hero is a person that exhibits courage in a difficult situation. First of all, as it was known that heroes are here to save people’s lives as it has been seen through cartoons and movies. A hero is a protector and a defender; he protects his people by defending them from the enemies. A father can be a hero as he protects his children, dedicates his life to satisfy them and guards them from everything that may put them in harms way. Self-sacrificing

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    Helen Keller was one of the most inspirational person that everyone can look up to. In fact, she has had a tremendous success in her lifetime when she was blind and deaf. However, she didn’t do it alone. She had some help from her close friend, Anne Sullivan Macy. As of today, her story has captivated millions of people when Helen was alive and when she died, and the motivation, preparation, and accomplishments that Helen did would indeed inspire generations of kids and adults, blind, deaf, both

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    Annie Sullivan was more than just a teacher to Helen Keller. Annie was Helen's eyes an ears. Without Annie, Helen never would have learned that things have names, or been able to communicate with the outside world. Some people say that teaching Helen was impossible, as none had ever done it before. Annie was a very good teacher for Helen, as Annie was once blind herself, so she understands what it is like not being able to see. Annie uses three things to teach Helen how to communicate with everyone

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    Helen Keller created hope for many people with disabilities, used managing impulsivity and gathering information from all senses there are also many others that she used, innovated ways to overcome deafness and blindness, and illuminated the world by writing books on how she came over those disabilities and grew to have an almost normal life. Helen Keller created hope for lots of people who had a disability of some sort and showed them that you do not have to be held back just because of that disability

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    Although Helen Keller was an inspirational person who changed the lives of many, a statement once stated by her proclaimed, “No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.” From my perspective, Keller is stating, “No person who usually anticipates the worst in everything has ever went far due to their doubts.” Helen Keller was the first deafblind person to obtain a bachelor's degree. To some this outstanding achievement

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